Which mark vi have better sound

[HAMID BEIK]

Hi dear johnny
I have a tenor sax mark VI s/n 231xxx its a good horn (they were last VI’s)but i heard from some player and read somewhere in some forum that serial number’s which are 5 digit have better sound than the others. its impossible for me to try playing several horns to realize early VI’s are better or last VI’s .
i want to know should i change my horn to 5 digit or no ? Would you like give me your opinion and experience about this Thank so much

[john]

Well, maybe but the difference is so small that it isn’t worth worrying about. If you have a local one to try then try it and see if you feel and hear a difference. Let’s say you hear a very small difference but that sax will cost you $14,000 and you can only get $8,000 for yours. is it worth this much more? Probably not, and you can improve your sound more with a high quality mouthpiece for under $1000!
all 6’s are better than most other horns so be glad that you have one, no matter what the serial # is. It’s true than some serial numbers will bring a higher price for different reasons but you’d have to be a long time and seasoned pro who is very fussy (and rich) to go around and do that.

[HAMID BEIK]

Thank you so much for your guidance. i’ll keep my horn and focus on changing it’s set up to get better Sound

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